Gadzooks! Architectures abound! Looking for an embedded processor/controller taxonomy

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I am looking for a taxonomy of embedded processors. Which processors belong to which families? Who decends from whom?

Does anyone here know of a simple article that describes it?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 19 '08 at 23:50

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The Common Microcontrollers page on Wikipedia may be a place to start, or this shorter list in the Microcontrollers article.

answered Dec 19 '08 at 23:50

Steve Melnikoff

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:32

If you want a taxonomy for categorizing the many very different kinds of processors, you may like "What are different types of computer architectures?".

If you want historical information on the influence of one processor on another, you may like

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 02 '09 at 17:37

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Instructables has a nice overview.

answered Feb 02 '09 at 17:37

aldrinleal

I'm looking for a much more detailed review. E.g., the 8051 as compared to the 8080, or the Z80 versus the 8008, and which mainframe architectures influenced them. – Paul Nathan Feb 04 '09 at 01:04

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